Two-wheeled vehicle



k (No Model.) f E. D; STEVENSON 8: G. WERTZ.

TWO WHEELBD VEHICLE.

Patented-Apr. 29,1890.

NITED STATES l ATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN D. STEVEN SON AND CHARLES IVERTZ, OF l.VADSVOR'IIAL OI-IIO.

Two-WHYEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,874, dated April 29, 1890.

Application filed January 8, 1890. Serial No. 336,301. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be itknown that we, EDWIN D. STEVENSON and CHARLES WERTZ, citizens ot' the United States, residing at lVadsworth, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Two-I/Vheeled Vehicle, of which the following' is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in two-wheeled vehicles; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a twowhe'eled vehicle, showing our improvements appliedthereto. Fig.` 2 is a perspective view of the body lifting and supporting device, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed views showing the connection of the rock-shaft and the crossbar of the thill.

The bodyA and the t-hills Bare of the usual or any preferred construction, and the thills are connected by an ordinary cross-bar O in advance of the body, as clearly shown. To the thills, at the rear end of the same, we secure the castings D,which have the downwardly-extending arms E, which form a part of the clip by which the thill is secured to the axle, and are further provided with the hooks F, which are engaged by the upper ends of links G, the lower ends of which are secured to the spring H, by which the body is supported. l

On the inner sides of the body near the front end of the same we pivot the levers I by their rear ends, which are formed into pins' or hooks J, adapted to engage openings or sockets K in the sides of the body, and thereby enable the same to be set higher or lower. The front ends of these levers are pivoted in the bifurcations L at the lower ends of crankarms M, which are formed integral with the ends of the rock-shaft N. This rock-shaft N is mounted on the under side of the cross-bar O, connecting the thills, and is permitted to have a slight movement by means of the castings O, in which it is seated, and which are secured to the cross-bar. The rock-shaft is held in the said castings by the clips P, so that it is free to turn, and the castings are provided with the lugs Q, having downwardly; flared inner sides, as shown most clearly at R ment to cause the body to swing longitudi nally, and thereby take up the motion of the horse, while the connection of the levers to the body is such that the body can be set either higher or lower without the driver alighting. y

The device is extremely simple and efficient, and its advantages are thought to be obvious. A

Having thus described our invention, whatl we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the cross-bar C, the rock-shaftJ mounted thereon, the body, and

the levers secured to the body and to the' rock-shaft, as set forth.

2. The combination of the body provided with a series of recesses K, the levers centrally pivoted to the body and having their rear ends engaging said recesses and their front ends extending through the dash, and connections between said front ends and the thills, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the body provided with a series of recesses K, the levers centrally pivoted to the body and having their rear ends engaging said recesses and their front ends extending through the dash, and connections between said front ends and the thills, with spring-connections between the body and the rear ends of the thills, substantially as specified. I

4. The combination of the cross-bar O, the castings secured thereto and having lugs provided with downwardly-flared inner sides, the rock-shaft mounted in said castings, and connections between the rock-shaft and the body, as set forth.

5. The combination of the cross-bar C, the

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castings secured thereto and having lugs provided with downwmdiy-Hztred inner sides, the rook-shaft mounted in sind castings, and the lovers I, pivot-ed to the body nud pivot- :tlly connected with the rock-shaft and hztving their rear ends :tdjustnhly Connected Vto the body, :Ls set forth.

6. In a roadart, the e1'osshft1'of the thilis, Combined with the 1oekShz1ft N, mounted thereon, the Side levers I, pivotzdly Connected 1o to the rook-shaft, and also pivotztliy attached to the body, and the adjusting means for the lfree ends of the levers, :Ls set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as onr own we have hereto :LIi'xed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDWlN D. STEVENMN. CHARLES XVERTZ. fitnessesz CHAS. A. (JAm'to'UN, EDM'N FAHR. 

